It wasn't until our son, about 24 at the time, met his current wife and realized French fries could be fried in the home. He thought they were baked in the oven and only eating out could produce that fried potato. This is not a stupid young man, it was the way he was brought up with dinners at his house.
With new guidelines of school lunches there is a lot of waste. The child brought up on burgers and fries will not suddenly think kale is cool. IF and I say IF, the student eats breakfast, is it better to allow them to eat pizza for lunch, rather than throw away a salad? The brain needs food to function, is a slice of pizza better than nothing? Can you change the mind set of a 5 to 18 year old for the 180 days they attend school?
It begins in the home and the hope is exposure at school will teach better eating habits. They have to take that first bite and I'm not sure they do or will.
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